Huatai Securities Co (601688) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · CN · Market cap 186B CNY
Fair value as of: Jul 15, 2026
From 17 valuation models · updated 23 days ago
Fair value updated Jul 15, 2026, revised from ¥38.11 to ¥30.85 (−19.1%) since Jun 26, 2026. Share price −5.6% over the past month.
Below-average quality, screening 58% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case (¥23.14). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- Solid quality (49/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 15, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ¥11.59 – ¥25.56 · fair‑value band ¥23.14 – ¥38.57 · the ¥19.49 price screens below the ¥30.85 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 15, 2026.
Analysis
Huatai Securities Co (601688) currently trades at ¥19.49, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ¥30.85, implying the stock looks roughly 58.3% undervalued today. We read business quality at 49/100 (below-average quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, Huatai Securities Co generated revenue of 39.5B CNY at a net margin of 44.4%. Revenue grew 45.0% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 8.6%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of 314B CNY. Fundamentals as of Jul 15, 2026
Our scenario range runs from ¥23.14 (bear case) to ¥38.57 (bull case); at ¥19.49, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 24% below its 52-week high and 17% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at 16% fair-value upside, at 58%, 601688 screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 17 models by family
Widest divergence: DCF Models (¥96.26) versus Asset-Based (¥15.36). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 15, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 53 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 48
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides securities and financial services for individual, enterprise, and institutional clients in Mainland China and internationally. It operates through Wealth Management, Institutional Services, Investment Management, International Business, and Other segments.
Full company description
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides securities and financial services for individual, enterprise, and institutional clients in Mainland China and internationally. It operates through Wealth Management, Institutional Services, Investment Management, International Business, and Other segments. The company offers wealth management services, including securities, futures, and options brokerage, financial products sales, fund investment advisory, and capital-based intermediary services; asset allocation; and margin financing, securities lending, securities-backed lending, and stock pledged repurchase services, as well as trades in stocks, funds, and bonds on behalf of clients. It also provides investment banking services comprising domestic and overseas equity financing, bond financing, and financial advisory; prime brokerage services, such as asset custody and fund services; research and institutional sales; equity securities and fixed income investments and transactions; and over-the-counter financial products and transactions services. In addition, the company provides asset management services, private equity investment, alternative investments, and commodities trading and arbitrage services; overseas business; fintech and digital services; and platforms for investment management and banking, FICC trading, cross-border and structured finance, equity derivatives, equity research and sales, and online securities lending. Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. was founded in 1990 and is based in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Huatai Securities Co reported revenue of ¥32.4B in FY2025 versus ¥40.9B in FY2021, a compound −5.6%/yr. Reported net income was ¥16.4B in FY2025, compounding +5.3%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Capital Markets · 424 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Capital Markets median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
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10 more Capital Markets stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Jul 15, 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mirae Asset Securities Co 006800 | 38,750 KRW | 31,645 KRW | -18% |
| Meritz Financial Group 138040 | 117,000 KRW | 87,706 KRW | -25% |
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| NH Investment & Securities Co 005940 | 31,000 KRW | 37,133 KRW | +20% |
| Samsung Securities Co 016360 | 107,700 KRW | 126,487 KRW | +17% |
| Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited MOTILALOFS | ₹967.00 | ₹299.65 | -69% |
| Kiwoom Securities Co 039490 | 322,000 KRW | 358,091 KRW | +11% |
| SSI Securities Corporation SSI | 24,250 VND | 28,021 VND | +16% |
| Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A BYMA | 313.75 ARS | 120.22 ARS | -62% |
| Daishin Securities Co 003540 | 26,200 KRW | 46,660 KRW | +78% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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